The Lahore High Court has directed the provincial government to protect and preserve blackbuck (deer), an endangered species, in light of the Punjab Wildlife Act 1974. In a detailed verdict issued on a public interest petition, Justice Abid Aziz Sheikh… Read More »Lahore High Court Asks Punjab Government to Protect Blackbuck
At Egypt’s Tourism Gems, Animal Abuse Is an Ugly Flaw The rampant mistreatment of horses, camels and donkeys at major attractions like the pyramids of Giza has prompted calls for visitors to boycott rides. By Declan Walsh/ April 13, 2019 A trip… Read More »Animal Abuse in Egypt
Over 40 zoo animals evacuated from Gaza April 8, 2019 A truck carrying crates containing animals at Erez crossing on April 7, 2019. More than 40 animals, including five lions, were evacuated from squalid conditions in a Gaza Strip zoo… Read More »Israelis: Have At least Mercy on the Animals
Sanctuary Makers The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation near Kaziranga in Assam is the guardian angel for animals and birds in peril, especially during floods by Anupam Bordoloi (Clockwise from left) CWRC members transport a rhino calf which had… Read More »The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation near Kaziranga in Assam
Once-captive elephants find sanctuary in this one of its kind pachyderm hospital For most part of her life, fifty-year-old Asha carried tourists on her back at Amer Fort in Jaipur. She slogged for several hours a day, walking up and… Read More »A Hospital In Mathura For Elephants Rescued From Captivity
Anyone would shed real tears when a leg or an arm is caught between a crocodile’s jaws; a bite force more brutal than an industrial sledgehammer’s pounding. The jungle aphorism turned on its head when a 130-year-old, three-metre-long crocodile in… Read More »Massive Burial for the Crocodile in a Chattisgarh Village
’ By Sy Montgomery/ Feb. 25, 2019 MAMA’S LAST HUG Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves By Frans de Waal The two old friends hadn’t seen each other lately. Now one of them was on her deathbed,… Read More »Frans de Waal Embraces Animal Emotions in ‘Mama’s Last Hug
Animal cruelty concerns led the City Council to approve the ban, which takes effect in 2022. One chef’s reaction: “What’s next? No more veal?” Animal rights supporters cheered passage of the bill, whose sponsor, Councilwoman Carlina Rivera, said would end… Read More »Foie Gras, Served in 1,000 Restaurants in New York City, is Banned
The people of Bali have long been of two minds about endangered sea turtles. Some want to save them. Some want to eat them. But increasingly, the desire to save the turtle is winning out, especially among younger Balinese. By… Read More »Saving Sea Turtles in Bali
